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Ribes nevadense (Sierra currant)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Ribes nevadense (sometimes spelled R. nevadaense) is a species of currant known by the common names Sierra currant and mountain pink currant.
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Infraspecies

Ribes nevadense var. glaucescens
Ribes nevadense var. jaegeri (Jaeger's currant)

Attributes

Bloom Period [1]  Late Spring
Drought Tolerance [1]  Low
Fire Tolerance [1]  Medium
Frost Free Days [1]  5 months 10 days
Fruit/Seed Abundance [1]  Medium
Fruit/Seed Begin [1]  Summer
Fruit/Seed End [1]  Summer
Growth Form [1]  Multiple Stem
Growth Period [1]  Spring, Summer
Growth Rate [1]  Moderate
Leaf Type [1]  Deciduous
Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Propagation [1]  Bare Root, Container, Cutting, Seed
Root Depth [1]  14 inches (36 cm)
Seed Spread Rate [1]  Slow
Seed Vigor [1]  Medium
Seeds Per [1]  390999 / lb (862006 / kg)
Shape/Orientation [1]  Semi-Erect
Structure [2]  Shrub
Vegetative Spread Rate [1]  Slow
Flower Color [1]  Red
Foliage Color [1]  Green
Fruit Color [1]  Blue
Fall Conspicuous [1]  Yes
Flower Conspicuous [1]  Yes
Fruit Conspicuous [1]  Yes
Height [1]  5.904 feet (1.8 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 4 Low Temperature: -30 F° (-34.4 C°) → -20 F° (-28.9 C°)
Light Preference [1]  Mixed Sun/Shade
Soil Acidity [1]  Neutral
Soil Fertility [1]  Infertile
Water Use [1]  High
Screening - Summer [1]  Dense
Screening - Winter [1]  Moderate

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Mojave and Colorado Deserts Biosphere Reserve 5901 California, United States  
Philip L. Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Center 6101 California, United States

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0